​​📱 Have We Reached Peak Smartphone?

After a decade of growth, the global #smartphone market came to a standstill in 2017. According to latest estimates from market research firm IDC, a worldwide total of 1,472 million #smartphones were shipped in 2017, virtually unchanged from the 1,473 million units shipped in the previous year.

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💰 #Google’s annual revenue:

2017: $110 billion
2016: $90 billion
2015: $75 billion
2014: $66 billion
2013: $56 billion
2012: $46 billion
2011: $38 billion
2010: $29 billion
2009: $24 billion
2008: $22 billion
2007: $17 billion

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🎥 Michael B. Jordan's "Black Panther" Makeup

To play Killmonger in "Black Panther," Michael B. Jordan had to be covered in 3,000 prosthetic dots. Makeup artist Joel Harlow did it.

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​​🇮🇳 Why Walmart bought Flipkart

On Wednesday, #Walmart said it planned to acquire a 77 percent stake in India’s #Flipkart for $16 billion, marking the beginning of its first real battle with #Amazon in an emerging market. Wall Street investors did not react favorably to the move, sending Walmart shares down as much as 4 percent during the day.

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STAT
⚡️ Fewer than 10% of Twitter users actively call out fake news. (Source: The Drum)

INSIGHT
🔺 The Facebook algorithm apocalypse that never came: prs.pctvix.co/2rFp2ZP

OTHER NEWS
⚫️ ‘Black Dot of Death’: Don’t open this #iPhone message: prs.pctvix.co/2rFprLP

🔓 Researchers warn of critical flaw affecting PGP and S/MIME: t.me/iXNews/25277

🇬🇧 Revealed: Advice to Tory MPs on how to be 'real' on Instagram: prs.pctvix.co/2rFMdDB

🇦🇺 Australian regulator investigates Google data harvesting from Android phones: prs.pctvix.co/2rGRsTe

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Happy Mental Health Awareness Week!
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​​👍🏻 The most engaged sites on Facebook in April 2018

And the main takeaways:

– The Fox News network regained its position as the leading publisher on Facebook in April 2018, with over 30 million interactions on its articles
– After a significant engagement increase for most sites on the list in March, practically all of the top 25 sites saw decreases in engagement in April
– Despite efforts to combat the spread of disinformation, fake news stories still reach the tops of the most shared stories lists

#Facebook

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​​👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 How social media usage changes across generations

The most striking trend is that while older age groups see it as a place to check in with friends, it’s more of a content hub for younger generations. Beyond connecting with friends, for younger users, there are other connections at play: between the user and content creators, work contacts, and brands.

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STAT
⚡️ 37% of those with mental health problems cite #SocialMedia as a source of pressure about their identity, and 68% say social media has caused them stress or anxiety. (Source: UM)

INSIGHT
📸 Brand building on #Instagram: What marketers need to know: prs.pctvix.co/2wHUMCR

OTHER NEWS
👻 #Snapchat starts showing six-second ads viewers can't skip: prs.pctvix.co/2wD71jQ

📷 #Fujifilm made its first ever square format analog #Instax camera: t.me/iXNews/25342

🖤 Kaspersky to move some core infrastructure out of Russia to fight for trust: t.me/iXNews/25352

🚫 #YouTube rolls out new tools to help you stop watching: t.me/iXNews/25202

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​​📣 The Power of Recommendations on Social Media

Brand discovery is where peer-to-peer recommendations on #SocialMedia have the most impact – as much as 27% of #Millennials cite this as a way of discovering new brands.

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STAT
⚡️ 9% of leading companies agree that they can attribute value to dark social compared to just 21% of mainstream companies. (Source: eMarketer)

INSIGHT
🤳 Does #SocialMedia Connect or Disconnect People in Real Life? prs.pctvix.co/2wNRmOI

OTHER NEWS
📲 #WhatsApp revamps Groups to fight #Telegram: t.me/iXNews/25370

👻 ‘A clone of #Facebook’: #Snapchat’s beta test of its reach and frequency tool is helping media buys: prs.pctvix.co/2wJCKzX

⏰ #Instagram CEO confirms upcoming “time spent” Usage Insights: prs.pctvix.co/2wMR2jd

🔒 Facebook closed 583m fake accounts in first three months of 2018: prs.pctvix.co/2KtH1cG

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​​🌐 This is what everybody’s doing when they’re glued to their screens!

2018 #InternetMinute:

187 Million Emails
18M Texts
2.4M Snaps created on #Snapchat
973k #Facebook Logins
481k Tweets on #Twitter
375k App Downloads
266k #Netflix Hours

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STAT
⚡️ Facebook fake accounts represented approximately 3% to 4% of its 2.19 billion monthly active users during the fourth quarter of 2017 and first quarter of 2018. (Source: Facebook/BuzzFeed News)

INSIGHT
👂 Where the Yanny and Laurel meme comes from: prs.pctvix.co/2L83tcw

OTHER NEWS
🏛 #Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to face members of European Parliament: t.me/iXNews/25490

👻 #Snapchat’s programmatic augmented reality ads are gaining traction: prs.pctvix.co/2L7DySn

📈 #YouTube channels are seeing a lift in live video viewership: prs.pctvix.co/2L3fMad

🔉 Facebook adds Voice Posts, Stories archive, and new cloud storage features: t.me/iXNews/25406

⏯ #YouTubeMusic and #YouTubePremium announced as #YouTubeRed replacements: t.me/iXNews/25487

🙀 Gfycat starts rolling out 360 degree GIF content: t.me/iXNews/25399

‼️ Shady marketplaces selling fake Facebook profiles operate in plain sight (Thirty minutes and a little bitcoin can buy you an army of believable Facebook users): prs.pctvix.co/2L85EwI

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"The Way Get Started Is To Quit Talking And Begin Doing." ― Walt Disney
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🌐 The Entire Internet 45 Years Ago

Less than half a century and we went from this 👆 to this 👉 t.me/PerspectiveIX/1273

#TBT

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STAT
⚡️ Stories daily user counts as of May 2018.
- WhatsApp Status: 450 million daily users out of 1.5 billion monthly users.
- Snapchat: 191 million daily.
- Facebook Stories: 150 million daily out of 2.2 billion monthly.
(Source: TechCrunch)

INSIGHT
🗺 What happened to Facebook's grand plan to wire the world?: prs.pctvix.co/2LcUnve

OTHER NEWS
🐦 Twitter is changing how conversations happen based on user behavior and conduct: prs.pctvix.co/2Lakvqo

📉 Cambridge Analytica just filed for US bankruptcy: prs.pctvix.co/2LcamcN

🤳 Facebook is working on its own influencer platform (in German 🇩🇪): prs.pctvix.co/2L9MJBK

🦇 Lego’s new line of connected toys will let you build and program the Batmobile: t.me/iXNews/25543

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😂 Happy Friday!

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​​⚡️ Stories daily user counts as of May 2018.
- #WhatsApp Status: 450 million daily users out of 1.5 billion monthly users.
- #Snapchat: 191 million daily.
- #Facebook Stories: 150 million daily out of 2.2 billion monthly.

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📚 The knowledge path

Beginner: I know nothing
Expert: I know nothing

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🔊 What do you hear?

💛 LAUREL
💚 YANNY

​​💰 With at least $1.3 billion invested globally in 2018, VC funding for blockchain blows past 2017 totals

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Do you own any #CryptoCurrency?
👍🏻 Yes
😅 No, but I'm thinking of buying
👎🏻 No, not interested at all